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Birding spot · Santa Clara County, California

Birding at Lake Cunningham: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Lake Cunningham are Mallard (90%), American Coot (87%), and Canada Goose (87%). It is busiest in winter, when 93 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early March (98 species). 171 species have been reported here across 864 complete checklists from 260 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJan 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsJan 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJan 22-31: 88 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsFeb 1-7: 83 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 8-14: 93 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsFeb 15-21: 89 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsFeb 22-28: 83 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 1-7: 98 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 8-14: 87 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMar 22-31: 96 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Apr 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Apr 15-21: 97 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 22-30: 84 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMay 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMay 8-14: low data (9 checklists)May 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMay 22-31: low data (6 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jun 22-30: 65 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Aug 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Aug 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsSep 22-30: 80 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsOct 1-7: 86 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 15-21: 89 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 22-31: 78 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsNov 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 22-30: low data (2 checklists)Dec 1-7: 95 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 8-14: 97 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 15-21: 94 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsDec 22-31: 80 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Number of species reported on at least 5% of complete checklists, by week (4 per month). Grey bars: fewer than 10 checklists, not counted.

In November: what to expect

  1. 1Mallard90%
  2. 2American Coot87%
  3. 3Canada Goose87%
  4. 4Ruddy Duck87%
  5. 5Yellow-rumped Warbler80%
  6. 6White-crowned Sparrow75%
  7. 7Black Phoebe74%
  8. 8California Towhee70%
  9. 9Pied-billed Grebe70%
  10. 10Anna's Hummingbird67%
  11. 11American White Pelican64%
  12. 12Ruby-crowned Kinglet64%
  13. 13California Gull62%
  14. 14Snowy Egret62%
  15. 15Double-crested Cormorant57%

Share of complete checklists at this spot that reported the bird in November. The sparkline is the whole year, with this month highlighted.

Season by season

Winter 93 species

  1. American Coot90%
  2. Canada Goose89%
  3. Mallard88%
  4. Yellow-rumped Warbler88%
  5. Black Phoebe83%

Spring 90 species

  1. Mallard93%
  2. Canada Goose90%
  3. American Coot87%
  4. Ruddy Duck87%
  5. Anna's Hummingbird82%

Summer 67 species

  1. Mallard87%
  2. Canada Goose86%
  3. American Coot84%
  4. Black Phoebe79%
  5. Pied-billed Grebe79%

Fall 84 species

  1. Mallard84%
  2. Black Phoebe83%
  3. American Coot80%
  4. Canada Goose75%
  5. Anna's Hummingbird74%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across California.

Nearby spots

Frequency is the share of complete checklists at this location that listed the bird, 2016–2025. Busy places report more of everything, and the weekly chart counts species on at least 5% of checklists so a few stray reports do not inflate it. How to read it.